- Elevation, modelled
- 205 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mound258 m · 13.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 667.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6766, -88.9327
Sweeney Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 205 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is North Park Prairie, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sweeney Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | SE 144° | 258 m | 13.9 mi |
| Nichols Mound | W 261° | 205 m | 15.7 mi |
- 7.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
- Spillway Park: 1.0 mi
- North Park: 1.1 mi
- Kickapoo Park: 1.3 mi
- Hubbard Park: 1.4 mi
- Riley Starkey Park: 2.1 mi
- North Park Prairie: 1.0 mi
- Moon Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Merwin Savannah Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- COMLARA Park: 6.2 mi
- Lexington Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Project XV Museum: 6.1 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 11.9 mi
- Eyestone School Museum: 12.0 mi
- Prairie Aviation Museum: 13.0 mi
- McLean County Museum of History: 14.0 mi
- Illinois State University Horticulture Center: 10.8 mi
- Laura's Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Chapel Garden: 12.7 mi
- Neighborhood Prayer Garden: 12.7 mi
- Moriyama Japanese Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Second Globe Theatre: 12.1 mi
- Aspiration Fountain: 13.1 mi
- Family with Dog: 13.2 mi
- Triple Helix Sculpture: 13.3 mi
- What's Your Passion?: 13.3 mi
- John Patton Log Cabin: 8.2 mi
- Sprague's Super Service: 11.3 mi
- Fell Park: 11.5 mi
- Old Main Cornerstone: 11.9 mi
- The Sesquicentennial Gates: 13.4 mi
- Limestone Rest Area (Northbound): 16.4 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 16.4 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 17.0 mi
- Limestone Rest Area (Southbound): 17.1 mi
- Funks Grove Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Memory Lane: 8.1 mi
- Historic US Route 66 Sign: 15.1 mi
- Raymond Schultz Round Barn: 19.0 mi
- Ladd School Subway: 21.0 mi
- Blue Mound: 13.9 mi
- Nichols Mound: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 21.3 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 21.6 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 6.1 mi
- Benjaminville: 15.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Normal 4NE, 9 mi away.
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